Fitness for Purpose Flashcards
1
Q
What is fitness for purpose?
A
The need to meet the purpose the product was intended to carry out
2
Q
What are functional requirements?
A
What features the product needs to have to carry out its intended purpose
3
Q
What are some influences on design and manufacture?
A
Ease of maintenance
Safety
Choice of materials
Economics
Aesthetics
etc.
4
Q
What are the two environmental considerations that need to be considered when making a product?
A
Aesthetics and pollution
5
Q
What are user requirements?
A
What identifies the needs of the customer and ensures the system is designed to meet those needs
6
Q
What is anthropometric data?
A
Measurements of the physical human body that can be used to make a product safer/more comfortable for people to use (ergonomics)
